How to plant garlic?

 It is planted in dry and loose soils during the winter season, from November to February. And it is harvested approximately from the month of June, when the leaves of the plant begin to dry out. Garlic is an easy plant to grow, everywhere in the garden, as in a simple pot on the balcony.

HOW TO GROW GARLIC IN A POT

Garlic, already known by the ancient Egyptians, is a true concentrate of healthy virtues . Here are the most important: it regulates blood pressure, is a natural antibiotic against gastrointestinal diseases, lowers "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides, has an anti-tumor function and contains 400 curative components.


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HOW TO GROW GARLIC

Growing garlic in pots , at home or on the balcony , is a very simple operation that requires little space and little care. In particular, garlic is planted in autumn and a clove, absolutely organic and untreated, is enough to start cultivation . The ideal period is from October to March: October in regions with temperate climates and March in regions with more rigid climates .

BENEFIT EFFECTS OF GARLIC

Garlic is a plant known since ancient times for its healing properties . We find it in the Egyptian papyri, in ancient Rome and in China as a medicine. Taking garlic is recommended for those people who have problems with hypertension , colds and respiratory diseases. It also helps fight infections as it is a real  natural antibacterial . In addition, it thins the blood and lowers blood pressure by promoting diuresis.



HOW TO PLANT GARLIC

After discovering the benefits that garlic brings to our body, we have the right reasons to start its cultivation . First of all, we advise you to contact a nursery in order to have them indicate which type of garlic is most suitable according to your area of ​​belonging. In general, it is also fine to start with a garlic bought at the supermarket as long as it is organic and untreated.


Garlic does not need a particular pot or special soil like other plants, but we know that it does not tolerate stagnation of water so it is good that they never form. Plant your cloves (cloves of garlic) with all the peel, 5 cm deep, spacing them about 15/20 cm from each other. These will immediately give the seedling which also makes a very beautiful and colorful flower. Water twice a week until summer.

WHEN TO COLLECT GARLIC

The garlic is ready when the green stems turn yellow and dry, usually in the middle of summer: at that point it is possible to extract it from the earth and leave it to dry outdoors for a few more weeks until the outer shell of the cloves it will not have become of the consistency of the paper. At this point you just have to clean it from the soil and use it in the kitchen.

HOW TO STORE GARLIC

The garlic is kept in a perforated container, possibly in a cool and dry place. Alternatively, make some braids: beautiful to look at and useful to store.

DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF GARLIC

Garlic is a product of excellence of Italian agriculture, so woe to waste it by purchasing similar products that may come from China. In particular in our country there are three varieties of garlic . White : the strongest of all, and also the one with the greatest concentration of natural properties. Red : slightly spicy, which you can use in all plants where the addition of a spicy flavor is required. Pink: this instead is a very delicate and aromatic quality. Virtually every Italian region has its own garlic complete with a trademark of controlled origin, as a guarantee of its specificity. We remember three, based on the different colors. The best white garlic is that of the province of Naples which is harvested on the day of Sant'Antonio (13 June) and left to dry until the anniversary of San Giovanni (21 June). As for red garlic, certainly the one to prefer comes from the Solomona area, where there is one of the few varieties of garlic with flowers. Finally, pink garlic: the best is grown in Vessalico, in Liguria.

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